Earthbound 3 for N64/DD64

True, true. I was slightly out of line. Though it would be cool if they decided to make what DD systems that are probally shelfed some where Open source like the Jaguar. Would be interesting to see homebrew DD games. If they decided to release a home dev unit or something. Unlikely that would happen though

 

coreycorey200

coreycorey2000 >you've probably seen it already in the ebay thread but there is a debug n64 on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-N64-debugg...ryZ62054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
don't know if that would help you just thought I mention

 

man you beat me to that one. I was just about to post this. If you got one of those dev dd's wth the blue border on the cart slot and this, wouldnt you be able to pull this off?

 

Uhm..wasn't it "burn, insert, play?"

 

anyway what's up about those M3 disks ?

Assembler got those, so now may be he could give use some information (please !!!!!!!!!)

 

yeah that was xbox plug in insert, burn poweramp, play firefighter :smt067

 

Insert in PC, Burn, Insert in PSX, Play

 

Ummm Assembler doesn't have these.... Unless he found some I don't know about. But he said he was going to pull stuff out to set up a working dev system. He hasn't replied to me though. I figure he is too busy to be bothered right now.

 

Does he have a 64dd dev kit? (why the hell am i asking obvious questions like that.. -_- I would be looking for one too..

 

if these disks arent mastered, the crucial part is getting the dedicated bootrom for these disks (referred to as ipl4rom), not a debug n64.

this is how it works for non-mastered disks imho:
1.) the n64 is booted using the ipl rom cartridge. this cartridge is the external bios
of the 64dd debug unit.

2.) after that, the dedicated bootrom is executed.
it doesnt matter if this bootrom was uploaded to a partner n64 cart using a pc uplink or if it is stored on a development flashcart.
it is very likely you could even upload it to a generic backup unit and plug that into the dcc board instead of a flashcart and expect it to work.

3.) the bootrom does its thing.
what it actually does is up to the developers, however.
it might just load the games program code from disk, then jump there and execute it.
however, from a debugging standpoint and in conjunction with a partner n64, it would be wiser to have the whole game program in that bootrom and just have game data like sound, graphics and such on the disks.
that way, you could test and debug your code in an actual 64dd environment(as opposed to using the emulator) without having to rewrite the disk every time you make changes.

no matter how you look at it, you need the dedicated bootrom for these disks if they arent mastered, else the data on them is more or less unuseable.


since cc2000 has the 64dd, the disks, the ipl rom and the dcc board, my guess would be that all he needs is:

-a dedicated bootrom for the disks.
-a way to load that bootrom into the n64.(flashcart or backup unit such as the v64jr.)

my point is: if the bootrom is dependant of the partner n64, you'd need the full setup for that, of course, but if you're able to obtain a bootrom that works off a flashcart, you dont need that expensive partner setup at all, just a ~$100 backup unit.

 

true but as i heard doesn't work

 

Not to sound foolish, but...wasnt the game planned to be on disk AND cartridge?

 

M3 was to be canned on cart because 64dd failed

 

Uhm..so it actually WAS planned to be released on cart AND 64dd...? Because if its so, theres probably a cart lying somewhere around with the dedicated bios in it...

 

That Partner 64 isn't complete..... what do you people think should I pick it up anyways? If someone can put IPL4rom onto a flash cart for me then I don't think I need a complete Partner 64. If not then i need the disks it came with. I'm watching that auction. I would greatly appreciate it if people could back off if they aren't seriously interested in it. I doubt anyone would do this for me but it's worth a shot. I can make great use out of this! Just remember that before you bid haha.

 

I just came here to lend support for Corey and the project. Keep on rocking, dude.

 

Uhm...which auction?

 

I think he means the auction by ASSEMbler, he's auctioning this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-N64-debugg...ryZ62054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

I fear you arent going to need a Debug N64 to debug DD games..you need the debug DD and the IPL rom (image), but it would still be an intresting catch

 

I have the debug DD and the IPL Rom cart. I believe i still need a debug N64 and a flash cart with IPL4Rom on it.